The Teacher Training Commons is a Centre of Excellence for Instructor Safety Training and CTF Professional Development, housed at Sherwood School.

Program offerings 2017

In this CTF Learning by Design challenge we will explore the question “How
might we identify skills and areas of engagement at each level so that CTF
challenges can be built out to embody these skills?

ELL
Strategists will facilitate a conversation with teachers to help bridge the
language gap for English Language Learners (ELLs) within a multilingual Foods
Lab. During this session, teachers will co-design resources (e.g., Word Walls,
Graphic Organizers, and Visual Representation, etc.) and they will gain a
deeper understanding of how to better support their ELLs.

Come join us in building, preparing and cooking
pizzas in and outdoor setting using innovative cooking technique. Collaborate
with other foods teacher by share recipes, talking about modifying recipes for
dietary restrictions and discussing time management.

New to Ardruino or a seasoned veteran? Come
join Mitchell Way as we unpack and play with the Grove System. Plenty of time
to learn and play. Time will be set-aside for those who would like to design
tasks and assessment practices.

A bit about Mitchell Way: It all began with a
SumoBot; bought as a gift to myself after graduating with an Ed degree. A mass
of servos and microcontrollers that led me down the path of electronics and
Robotics. Over the first summer it was built, programmed, reprogrammed and
rebuilt. A few years later, that passion became a job. That was a few years and
a couple hundred Robotics students ago. Since then I have been working to
educate students on how the core pieces of their technology functions. My
favorite platform is the open-source Arduino system, and it's snap in Grove
companions. As a CTS LL at Nelson Mandela High School, I am proud to be
building and teaching through a brand new electronics lab focusing on
electronics, programming, Robotics and Pre-Engineering.

New
to Lego Mindstorms Robotics or a seasoned veteran? Come and join Eva Jones as
we explore the world of an EV3 robot. There will be plenty of time for free
exploration of what one can do with an EV3/NXT robot, ideas on where you can
go and the chance to be creative. Time will be set-aside for those who would
like to design cross curricular tasks and assessment tools.

A
bit about Eva Jones: Curiosity, the love of the unknown, and yes being asked
to help grade 4’s explore what one could do with NXT robots began my journey
into robotics. Through the past 8 years, trial and error helped my students
and I develop our problem solving skills. With my grade 7 students we
explored and found ways to program our robots to deal with the “what if we
could do this with a robot!” or “if we took them back in time they could be
used to do this!”. And, yes my family gave me an EV3 as a Christmas present
to help push me into the next generation of Mindstorm robots.

Would
you like to learn more about the new Piranha FX machine? The Piranha FX is a full
functioning mini-CNC and 3D printer. This machine is new to our CTF and CTS
programs. Join us as we explore the Vectrics software. During the day we will
design projects to be completed on the Piranha FX CNC mill. We will go
through the process from design, setup, to finished product. If time permits
we will also look at 3D printing and laser cutting projects.

Whether you are a CTS/CTF, construction,
drama, or/and art teacher or just have an interest in set design or theatre
production, come join us for a collaborative day in world of set designing. The
morning will consist of both discussions and hands-on activities/projects that
you can take back to your school. We will then take our learning to an industry
setting, F&D Scenes, where you will see how the different disciplines live
together.